MISSION STATEMENT

CASA (Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda)is a community-wide coalition that will raise awareness, mobilize community action, and facilitate implementation

of programs to achieve the goal ofAlameda’s Local Action Plan for Climate Protection

(to reduce Alameda’s carbon emissions to 25% below 2005 levels by the year 2020)

and to increase community sustainability and well-being.

VISION STATEMENTBy 2020 the City of Alameda will be a community whose actions

are based on the principles of sustainability and carbon neutrality. We will have met, or exceeded, our community's goal of

reducing carbon emissions to 25 % below 2005 levels. We will continue to challenge ourselves to conform to or surpass

emissions goals and standards established internationally, nationally, and by the State of California.

Using less energy and resources, we will progressively become a more environmentally conscious, resilient, abundant, and sustainable community achieving for now and for future

generations the highest feasible standards for the well-being of Alameda's residents, its bioregion, and the Earth as a whole.

ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

Outreach and Education• Outreach to Alameda Schools, PTA, etc.

(Alameda Schools Go Green Group)• Annual Town Hall Meeting Planning• Planning and Publicity for Earth Week 2010

and other CASA events• Outreach to other Alameda organizations

for specific campaigns

Food and Water• Water Conservation Efforts• Promotion of Local food production and bartering• Tree Planting Initiative• Planning and execution for a demonstration

“victory garden”

Energy• Home Energy Conservation and Efficiency Initiative• Business Energy Conservation and Efficiency Initiative• Promote Alameda Municipal Power Solar Rebate Program• Lobby for Solar on Schools

Transportation• Expanding Car Share opportunities in Alameda• Lobby to require that all major new developments’

short and long term transportation emissionsimpacts are reduced by 10%

• Promote opportunities for “flex hours”, compressed work week and telecommuting to reduce vehicle miles traveled

• Working with the Alameda Schools Go Green Group• on walk and ride to school programs• Educate residents on ways to reduce vehicle miles

traveled per household

Waste & Recycling• Work with City on developing and implementing a

Zero Waste Strategy• Promote paper waste reduction programs

(junk mail and other)• Establish an Alameda Freecycle Café program for

bartering, trading, selling of goods and services• Working with the Alameda Schools Go Green Group on

recycling programs at all Alameda schools

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For more information, and to get involved

Come visit our booth outside, or visit us at

www.casa-alameda.pbwiki.com